Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alfred Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 579th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alfred Street (SR7 7LH) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alfred Street (SR7 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stavordale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aline Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robert Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fox Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dawdon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawdon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ropery Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ropery Walk | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strangways Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stewart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.